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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?

2. Where was Paul Farmer raised?

3. What does Paul Farmer send to Tracy Kidder before returning to Haiti for New Year's Day 2000?

4. What job did Paul hold while living in France?

5. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Paul Farmer a person of faith, as of Chapter 9?

2. Explain how the author observes Paul Farmer beginning each day in Chapter Three.

3. What is the significance of the Section heading, The Tin Roofs of Cange?

4. How do the staff and patients at Brigham & Women's react to Paul Farmer when Tracy Kidder visits in Chapter Two?

5. Describe the WLs and AMC that Paul, Jim, and Ophelia discuss in Chapter Ten.

6. Describe Jim Yong Kim.

7. Is the DOTS treatment as described in Chapter 15 effective?

8. Why is Rudolf Virchow important to Paul Farmer?

9. Is Socios en Salud successful?

10. Describe Paul Farmer's appearance in the first chapter of Mountains Beyond Mountains.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define democracy and support or refute Paul Farmer's assertion that America is not truly a democracy. Analyze each point in your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Is Paul Farmer's goal to love all children as much as he loves his own daughter an admirable one? Explain your answer with support from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Tracy Kidder effectively uses contrast in Mountains Beyond Mountains in each of the following situations:

1) Setting

2) Economics

3) Bringing depth to people the book

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